10 Acts Who Will Save 2010 From Chillwave

Flavorwire writer Heidi Vanderlee wrote an list called "10 Acts Who Will Save 2010 From Chillwave." The writer highlights two New Jersey bands: the smart, folk/punk rock 'n rollers from Glen Ridge, Titus Andronicus, and the jammy, grungy, rock 'rollers, Tourmaline. Kudos! This is a solid list and I commend Heidi for saying enough is enough with chillwave. We want rock 'n roll and music that speaks to our ears in news ways. Now we present the list:

1. Of Montreal
2. Black Mountain
3. Afuche
4. Sleepy Sun
5. Titus Andronicus
6. Tourmaline
7. Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy
8. LCD Soundsystem
9. The Morning Benders
10. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Tourmaline post free songs

 

Tourmaline reminds us that everything's alright. The Fairfield, New Jersey band who recently underwent a few personal and band changes has released three new songs for free download. The first song, "Save Me," is a somewhat optimistic song about barely holding during a hard time and hoping that someone will come to the rescue. Other songs include "Fat Pigs" and "Lions." Overall, the band's gathers three rock jams with funky bass, interesting guitar, steady keys, and passionate vocals with each song taking it's own tone. For fans of MC5, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, and Soundgarden

The band said the following regarding the songs:

The events going on in our lives definitely influenced these new songs, but I wouldn’t call them dark. We’ve all gone through loss of some type in our lives, and my hope is that the songs can be the light at the end of the tunnel—the rock that helps you cope and make every day better than the one before.

We again worked with Grammy-winning, multi-platinum producer Joe McGrath (Morrissey, Green Day, Ryan Adams, B.B. King) on the new material, and we absolutely could NOT be prouder of it. My good friend Jason Gleason (Further Seems Forever/ActionReaction) lent us his amazing voice, doing backup vocals on most of the songs.

Pick up the songs here: http://tourmaline.bandcamp.com/album/save-me-ep

Old Wives f/ Jason Gleason @ Maxwell's 10/1 w/ Richard Lloyd, Demander, & Tourmaline

Old Wives @ Clash Bar covering Savoy Brown's "I'm Tired"


Tomorrow night New Jersey acts Old Wives featuring Jason Gleason and Tourmaline will perform with Richard Lloyd (formerly of Television) and Demander at Maxwell's for what's sure to be a rockin' night. Doors are at 8pm. $10 at the door. Maxwell's is located on 1039 Washington Ave at 10th Street in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Old Wives is the new psych/jam rock project of former Further Seems Forever and ActionReaction vocalist, Jason Gleason. Former Element 101 vocalist Crissie Verhagen known as Bella Gleason also plays keyboards for the band. You can hear two demos here and see a video of the band performing a cover above.

Tourmaline is the second Jersey act of the night delivering a great dose of rock. The band's song "The Swindle" features Richard Llyod.

Demander, the 3-piece indie/rockers from Brooklyn is headed by vocalist and bassist Karen Correa. She provides a lushful vocal to accompany the driving guitar and dynanic sound of Sivan and David.

Richard Lloyd is best known as a former member of Television. The Pittsburg based rock musician headlines the night.

If you miss this, catch the bands elsewhere. Dates below.



Demander:
10/2 @ Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY w/ New Madrid
10/20 @ Crash Mansion, NYC w/ Yula Beeri and the Extended Family
10/21 @ Spike Hill, Brooklyn
11/16 @ Mercury Lounge w/ Hoots & Hellmouth and William Elliott Whitmore

Tourmaline
10/24 @ The Meatlocker, Montclair, NJ

Old Wives
10/31 @ Tierney's Tavern, Montclair